1
as in struggled
to devote serious and sustained effort
everyone really hustled to get the project finished on schedule
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2
as in hurried
to proceed or move quickly
we'd better hustle, or we'll miss the train
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as in squeezed
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
a swindler who hustled cashiers by getting them all confused while they were making change
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Recent Examples of hustled
Farnaz Farjam, one of the show’s executive producers, told Deadline that the production hustled to find a way to capture all three elements.
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Peter White, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2025
The band hustled to build their social-media accounts, play shows, and produce a new EP.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
Many people hustled onto Sanchez’s front walk, sheltering in his doorway.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
And Tovar, unlike Hernández, hustled out of the box and found himself safely on second base.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
After a Buxton homer, Larnach hustled out a double, Keaschall singled, Lewis walked and Lee brought them all home with his first major league grand slam.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2025
While the Kentucky team hustled into the tunnel off the court, Oklahoma fans booed, with one hurling a can of beer that came close to hitting one team member, as captured in a video from the moment.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Miller hustled over from his spot on the bench and lifted Reid, practically shoving him back into the action.
—Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Kansas was constantly out of position on rebounds and out-hustled in other instances.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2025
Peter White, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2025
The band hustled to build their social-media accounts, play shows, and produce a new EP.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
Many people hustled onto Sanchez’s front walk, sheltering in his doorway.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
And Tovar, unlike Hernández, hustled out of the box and found himself safely on second base.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
After a Buxton homer, Larnach hustled out a double, Keaschall singled, Lewis walked and Lee brought them all home with his first major league grand slam.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2025
While the Kentucky team hustled into the tunnel off the court, Oklahoma fans booed, with one hurling a can of beer that came close to hitting one team member, as captured in a video from the moment.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Miller hustled over from his spot on the bench and lifted Reid, practically shoving him back into the action.
—Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Kansas was constantly out of position on rebounds and out-hustled in other instances.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hustled
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Most notably, the Chargers struggled to contain Mahomes in the pocket.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Fighter jets have long struggled to integrate AI into radar systems due to limited space, power, and processing capacity.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Sep. 2025
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One of Marron’s sisters hurried in to see what had happened.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Hurricanes’ offensive line also protected Beck, who was only sacked once and hurried once and had plenty of time to throw most of the night.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The shakeups are the latest at a time when restaurants are squeezed between a labor shortage, rising food prices and a loss of customers as diners cut back on spending.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
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For now, the three youngest each sleep in their own pack-and-plays squeezed into their parents’ bedroom.—
Jeff Truesdell,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Some of the works would be labored over and over and over again.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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But that’s not why Fastvold and Corbet — who as directors have now had two features each in competition in Venice — labored over the film.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
22 Aug. 2025
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In the tall-grass prairies that once spread out across pre-settlement Indiana, tiny ground squirrels scurried through the wildflowers, grasses and shrubs.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
21 Aug. 2025
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Brett Ryan, aided by Robbie Carter’s young daughter, scurried to place markers at the sites of the longest throws, before chucking the corpses back to the starting line.—
Nathaniel Rich,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Passed over to his hapless son (Dacre Montgomery), our (anti-)hero wires a shotgun to his head and takes him hostage, claiming that the organization’s business maneuvers cheated him out of a substantial fortune.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
5 Sep. 2025
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The woman lives alone, AFP added, citing local media outlets, and was ultimately cheated out of approximately 1 million yen, or about $6,700.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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On a recent August morning, several unmarked SUVs with tinted windows sped to the curb outside a Home Depot in the Van Nuys area of Los Angeles.—
Elliot Spagat,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Halsey was the one who turned the key in the ignition and sped off.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Minimalist The latest crop of sleek, minimal leather jackets feel plucked from Gwyneth Paltrow in the 90s, in the best possible way.—
Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
3 Sep. 2025
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There were no stoves in the cabins, so Huse plucked native oranges off the trees to make everyone freezer pies.—
Gabrielle Calise,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Hustled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hustled. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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